One Quiet Sunday Afternoon

Mother's Day at Mean Fiddler

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Having a nice quiet weekend at last. It's good when you have nothing on and you can just potter around and don't have to venture out if you don't want to. I have felt unwell for the last four/five days and this free weekend has made a difference. I don't know what was wrong but I just didn't feel like eating; the thought of food made me ill. I had no energy and didn't feel I could be bothered doing anything, and this isn't like me. I even missed two days at the gym. Come to think of it the instructor did work me rather hard last time I was there and then I got ill maybe that had something to do with it. Anyway I am over it now and will be back there tomorrow. I think the spaghetti on toast Tony gave me was the start of my improvement. I haven't had that since I was a kid.

Stepdaughter Catherine, her half sister Amanda and the twins were over from Perth this week. Catherine stayed with us on Sunday and Monday nights (luckily before I got sick). We spent Sunday at a crowded Manly as it was beautiful weather. Monday we went to Redfern Oval as Catherine wanted a hoodie at the Souths shop (yes another Rabbitoes fan) and it happened that the Souths team were training at the oval. Catherine was like "a kid at Christmas" taking snaps and talking to the players. After taking numerous photos with the players we finished up at the coffee shop for lunch. It was good to see Catherine so thrilled with it all.

The rest of the week Catherine and Amanda had to help out at the Home Show at Darling Harbour. Stepfather, George has invented the Boyer Safety Door which will help prevent terrible injuries suffered mainly by children catching their fingers in the door. They are trying to get it out there on the market. If it takes off Catherine's brother, Craig, would like to run the business.

This week as follows:

Monday - free day ...cards tonight Northmead

Tuesday - Tebbutt Lodge ..bring photo of Pinto.

Wednesday - Lunch at The Entrance with

Taffy & Pat, Bernie & Fay. This

will consist of fish and chips on

the beach.

Thursday - Babysitting Day ......no cards tonight

as Rolf and Christa have gone

overseas for six weeks.

Friday - Free day

Saturday - Lunch at a Pub in Camden with

Terry & Janet, Margaret & John,

Malcolm & Barbara.

I was collecting Felise up from School last Thursday and she telling me who some of the children were. She pointed to this girl who would have been in about Year 5 and said " I like her. Her name is ..... and she is Spanish. She speaks Spanish but I can't understand what she is saying."

When Catherine told Felise her cat is named Stirfry she said "O, like the fried rice". She does make we smile she is so precious...........

The Year of the Sixties

Everybody seems to be turning 60 this year. We have had 3 invitations to 60th parties so far.... and once more they are all dress up parties. This seems to be the "in" thing. It is ok with me as I am used to this dressing up having work at I C Frith. However, Tony is not so keen. Anyway we have turned 2 of them down as they will be interfering with our footy and this comes first. They were also both on the same night. The one we are going to is "the rock and roll era". So I thought Tony would make a great Elvis or Bill Haley and I could go as a "Bandstand" dancer. Of course they now have shops were you can go and hire the outfit rather then go to the trouble to make it.

I did however make Jake's Easter hat this year. Of course, it was to grand to win any prizes. Next year I will have to make sure he plays some part in the making too.

On Easter Sunday we had our normal Easter egg hunt and the Easter bunny had miraculously left some goodies in the front garden. which the children quickly found. Weather wise it was the best day of the 5 day weekend. Monday, we were not so lucky. Instead of taking Felise and Jake to the Easter Show we took them to the Moore Park Family show which is a lot smaller but better for the "littlies" Jake wasn't impressed by the dressed up ducks walking around. He thought they should have been locked in a cage. He still is uneasy around animals that are just allowed to walk around after the goat incident when we were on holiday at Nelson Bay. We managed to get some rides in, visit the baby animals, munch on some lunch and buy a couple of show bags before the rain came down. April had the highest rainfall since 1943.....before my time so I don't remember.

Due to the unpredictable weather at the moment, our Mother's Day picnic, which has now become a tradition, is not on this year. We have decided to go the Mean Fidler for lunch instead ie if we can book a table at this late stage. Otherwise we will take our chances at the Castle Hill RSL with the rest of the mob fighting for tables.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SON, DAVID TODAY.

We won,t be seeing him until Sunday as he has a heavy work load at the moment. Enjoy your Day David.